Hominy-mill



GOWDY & WELSH.

Hominy Machine.

Patented Aug. 11, 1857.

Nv PETERS. Pholo-hlbogrlphqr. Washingwll, D. C.

. .W-eeM- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC.

J. B. GOWDY AND J. A. WELSH, OF XENIA, OHIO.

Hominy-MILL.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 17,966, dated August 11, 1857; Reissued March 28,

' To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, J B. GoWDY and J. A. WELSH, of Xenia, in the county of Green and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Hominy and Samp Mill; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specificaunderstand and construct our invention we will proceed to describe it.'

A represents a vertical cylindrical shell or case or bed B and having a vertical shaft 0 fitted cent-rally within it. This shaft G extends the whole height of the case, is hollow and has one or two turns of a screw or a spiral flanch (a) placed within its upper end, see Fig. 1. The shaft C is perforated at intervals with holes The case A may be constructed of sheet or cast iron or both combined, and it is perforated or has oblong slots (0) made through it. A driving pulley D is placed on the lower end of the shaft C below the bed B.

Within the case A horizontal annular plates (d) are secured. The inner edges of these plates, do not extend to the shaft C, a space being allowed between to enable the corn to pass down through the case A.

On the shaft 0 and just below each plate (d) an annular flanch (e) is placed, and horizontal beaters (f) are attached to the shaft C. These beaters project outward nearly to the sides of the case A, and their upper and lower surfaces are both corrugated, and also their outer edges. In each space between the plates (cl) one fianch (e) and three beaters (f) are placed.

The lower plate ((2) extends quite close to the shaft C so that the grain cannot pass down between the shaft and plate, and this plate is provided with a slide (g) placed .over an opening to regulate the admisslon of the grain with the lower apartment Within this apartment on the shaft C, three smooth radial beaters (2') are placed and a gate (j) is placed at one side of this chamber through which when opened the hominy or samp passes, said gate being raised and lowered or opened and closed by a vertical screw rod The operation is as follows: The corn is fed continuously into the upper end of the case A through an opening (1)) in the top plate of the case and motion is given the shaft C in any proper manner. The corn is acted upon by the beaters (f) which scour and crack it as it passes down through the case as indicated by the solid arrows. The flanches (e) prevent the corn from rising upward causing it to pass down in the direction indicated. The flour dust, &c., is blown out through the openings or slots (0) in the case by the blast generated by the screw (a) in the upper part of shaft C, the blast passing down the shaft C and out through the holes (7)) as indicated by the dotted arrows. The corn may be subjected to a greater or less amount of friction and beating, by regulating the slide (9) so as to facilitate or retard its passage into the apartment (h). The hominy or samp is discharged by the heaters through the gate This machine is extremely simple and efficient, occupies but little space and performs its work rapidly, the implement having a continuous feed and discharge.

We are aware that beaters secured to rotating shafts and placed within a case have been previously used, for cracking corn and for analogous purposes. ,WVe therefore do not claim the beaters attached to the shaft C, separately or in themselves considered, but- Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The shaft C provided with the beaters f) and flanches (c) in combination with the horizontal plates Within the perforated case A, substantially as shown for the purpose set forth.

J. B. GOl/VDY. J A. WELSH.

' WVitnesses:

D. B. GRAHAM, THOS. P. TowNsLEY.

[Fmsr PRINTED 1912.] 

